Posts Tagged ‘town of lind’

Drive the Lotus Evora… virtually… in the UK

Friday, August 1st, 2008
The Lotus Evora, which you can't drive on real streets yet, has already been driven in GT5. Attendees at the British Motor Show got a chance to put Lotus' latest over the kerbs, thanks to a tie-in between the folks at Hethel and those at game developer Polyphony. If you didn't attend the show, fear ......

Insignia will come to U.S. as a Saturn, with new sheetmetal, interior

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Insignia.Despite repeated rumblings from industry sources (including Lutz himself) that the Opel Insignia's transformation into a Saturn model was on hold, Bob Lutz now indicates that work is indeed proceeding on making that model ready for the American......

London 2008: Lightning GT EV in the flesh

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Lightning GTRemember the Lightning GT? We told you about this all-electric supercar a few months ago, and it popped up today in person at the 2008 British Motor Show in London. That officially moves it one step away from the pure vaporware it was yesterday, wh......

London 2008: Honda OSM concept roadster says, “Cheerio!”

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Honda OSMHonda says that the OSM roadster on display at the 2008 British Motor Show is merely a design study, but given that "design study" is frequently a euphemism for "future design language," we wonder if we're seeing the next iteration of Honda car stylin......

Rendered Speculation: New Fiesta raises the roof

Friday, July 18th, 2008
Just because there's been new life breathed into small cars doesn't mean buyers are going to clamor for dour, joyless, fun-free clunkers. Ford's well aware of that, so its readying a soft-top version of its lauded new Fiesta. The fabric-roofed little party on wheels will make its debut at next week'......

Lightning GT EV sports car coming this month

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lightning GT.This month will see the debut of the Lightning GT electric sports car at the British Motor Show on July 23. The nano-titanate battery pack will provide 740-HP and a 0-60 sprint in just four seconds. Those batteries have also been spaced around t......

Lotus releases Eco Elise ahead of London Motor Show

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
We've had our fill of limited edition Elises lately, largely because they rarely bring anything new to our favorite track-day toy. However, the Lotus Eco Elise stands apart. Sure, it's got the same drivetrain as the Elise S, uses the same aluminum tub and shares the same shape as its arguably enviro......

Bentley to release Continential Flying Spur Speed at British Int’l Motor Show

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery.Big, blocky, heavy, low – whatever. The one and only phrase you need to remember is "hellaciously fast." Bentley's Continental Flying Spur Speed, officially announced in June, is pretty much what it'd be like to strap an EMD powertrain from a freight locomotive ......

British Motor Show Preview: Opel Insignia to debut in hatch and sedan forms

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
click the Insignia for a high-res galleryGM's European branch is planning a big debut later this month at the British Motor Show in London for one of its most important mainstream models. The new Insignia is replacing the venerable Vectra name plate and brings with it a whole new design language. We......

You know, for the kids: Cars to appear at British motor show

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Click above for the Cars at BIMS in high-resBritish kids are at least as into cars as American kids, and probably liked the Pixar movie just as much. But Route 66 is far away from old Blimey, as is the Cars-dedicated theme park which Disney is making at its California Adventure location. British pa......